Corruption leads to a Dystopia

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In many situations when things are different, some things are the same. Animal Farm, Julius Caesar, and Fahrenheit 451 have totally different environments with similar threads. In each of these books there seems to be underlying themes that connect with each other. With such a wide variance in backgrounds it’s hard to believe that this could be true. In each book dystopia comes from the hope of a utopia. This dystopia comes from corruptions created by power. There is an old saying that says “Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely”. Utopia, dystopia, power, and corruption are the most common messages conveyed by the authors of these books.
(TS) In Animal Farm the animals wanted the best for the farm, but in the end, things were worse. (CD) Old Major tells the farm of a dream he had where the farm rebelled agai nst Man and the whole farm agreed that this was a good idea. (CM) This was basically a utopia for the farm, but things started to go bad shortly after they fulfilled this dream. (CM) Soon after the rebellion the pigs started to believe they were superior to all the others animals which was not the case. (CD) Seven Commandments were written after Mr. Jones gets over-powered by the animals, some of these include “No animal shall wear clothes…No animal shall kill any other animal… All Animals are equal” (Orwell 24-25). (CM) The commandments were written to better the farm and if followed they may have created a utopia. (CM) The pigs, especially Napoleon started to change and break the rules thus ruining the hope of a utopic society. (CS) A hope of a utopia will be created by fulfilled dreams is not always the case, Animal Farm shows that some fulfilled dreams become a dystopia.
(TS) Animal Farm shows a perfect ...

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...t… Serenity, Montag. Peace Montag. Take your fight outside. Better yet, into the incinerator” (Bradbury 57). Basically Beatty is telling Montag instead of dealing with problems that he should just burn them, which is probably why this society is bad. Covering up the cause for a problem never solves it. In Fahrenheit 451 thinking independently is frowned upon. Individuals are individuals not matter what the government want them to be. Removing free will of individual thinking caused an unmotivated society. The taking away of creativity and individuality created disorder out of a process to make order.

Works Cited
Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2013. Print.
Orwell, George. Animal Farm. New York: Glencoe McGraw Hill, 2000. Print.
Shakespeare, William. No Fear Shakespeare Julius Caesar. New York: Spark Publishing, 2003.
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